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jackofallgeeksSo, right, Trevor responded to my last post, and my knee-jerk impulse was to go and delete the comment. Not that he really said anything offensive, but he just bothers me, after living with him for a year. Like, I wish he would just leave me alone, but I can't bring myself to be ass-enough to tell him so. A part of me just wants to tell him off for all the different shit he's pulled, but another part of me recognizes that he isn't doing it on purpose, he just honestly doesn't know any better.
Of all things, I think ignorance vexes me the most.
And yet, that's part of why I can't just tell him off and have that be that -- because I don't think it's right. I don't know, I can't really explain it... but wouldn't it be rather 'ignorant' of me if I...? I think I also feel a bit guilty cause, well, I think he looks up to me. -shrugs- I've always tried to be honest and upfront with him (excepting the minor detail of letting him know how much he irritates me), and he seems to respect that. Possibly because he's so incapable of doing so himself (and trust me, that's not just a jab at him; he really seems unable to be... he's always so... 'contrived' comes to mind...).
Truly, though, I think I'd be happier if he just up and left me alone.
English Lesson of the Day
I once entertained ideas of being an English Major. Truth be told, it was really rather spur of the moment for me to choose Computer Science -- the only course I'd ever taken with computers was a little BASIC class in Junior Year of Highschool. I've always been fascinated by words and their meanings. Semantics and etymology are just so... intriguing I suppose is the word. Sadly, all it seems English Majors do is parrot the Professor and talk about sex, usually at the same time. Rhetoric is often studied and, while quite interesting itself, it's not semantics or etymology.
This all comes up because as I was looking for the right word to use above, I checked Webster.com for 'annoy.' They had four synonyms: 'annoy,' 'vex,' 'irk,' and 'bother.' Annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent petty unpleasantness. Vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety. Irk stresses difficulty in enduring and the resulting weariness or impatience of spirit. Bother suggests interference with comfort or peace of mind.
Additionally, 'annoy' itself stems from Latin inodiare, 'to make loathsome,' from the root odium, meaning hatred.
I love precise speach and vocabulary, and enjoyed the subtle differences in meaning.
Of all things, I think ignorance vexes me the most.
And yet, that's part of why I can't just tell him off and have that be that -- because I don't think it's right. I don't know, I can't really explain it... but wouldn't it be rather 'ignorant' of me if I...? I think I also feel a bit guilty cause, well, I think he looks up to me. -shrugs- I've always tried to be honest and upfront with him (excepting the minor detail of letting him know how much he irritates me), and he seems to respect that. Possibly because he's so incapable of doing so himself (and trust me, that's not just a jab at him; he really seems unable to be... he's always so... 'contrived' comes to mind...).
Truly, though, I think I'd be happier if he just up and left me alone.
English Lesson of the Day
I once entertained ideas of being an English Major. Truth be told, it was really rather spur of the moment for me to choose Computer Science -- the only course I'd ever taken with computers was a little BASIC class in Junior Year of Highschool. I've always been fascinated by words and their meanings. Semantics and etymology are just so... intriguing I suppose is the word. Sadly, all it seems English Majors do is parrot the Professor and talk about sex, usually at the same time. Rhetoric is often studied and, while quite interesting itself, it's not semantics or etymology.
This all comes up because as I was looking for the right word to use above, I checked Webster.com for 'annoy.' They had four synonyms: 'annoy,' 'vex,' 'irk,' and 'bother.' Annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent petty unpleasantness. Vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety. Irk stresses difficulty in enduring and the resulting weariness or impatience of spirit. Bother suggests interference with comfort or peace of mind.
Additionally, 'annoy' itself stems from Latin inodiare, 'to make loathsome,' from the root odium, meaning hatred.
I love precise speach and vocabulary, and enjoyed the subtle differences in meaning.
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Date: 2003-07-10 11:56 am (UTC)You and me, we don't suffer fools lightly.
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Date: 2003-07-10 12:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-10 12:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-10 12:41 pm (UTC)Except for that "giving up" thing, of course.